This album focuses on songs of parting and separation from the second half of the eighteenth century, aiming to revive works by once-admired contemporaries of Haydn and Mozart.
Performer Biography
Carolyn Sampson, the soprano on this recording, has performed worldwide in repertoire from early baroque to the present day, including opera stages and major concert halls.
Recording & Production
The album's physical packaging is eco-friendly, made from FSC/PEFC-certified material with soy ink, eco-friendly glue, and water-based varnish, and contains no plastic.
Instruments
Kristian Bezuidenhout performs on a fortepiano made by Paul McNulty in 2009, modeled after an 1805 Anton Walter & Sohn instrument from Vienna.
Recording & Production
This Hybrid SACD recording offers playback in Stereo (CD and SACD) and 4.0 Surround sound (SACD), aiming to reproduce the natural sound of a concert venue.
Historical Context
Many admired contemporaries of Haydn and Mozart fell into obscurity with the formation of the Classical canon in the early nineteenth century, a process described as 'cultural Darwinism'.
Performer Biography
Kristian Bezuidenhout, the fortepiano player, is a versatile keyboard artist equally proficient on fortepiano, harpsichord, and modern piano, and is an artistic director of the Freiburger Barockorchester.
